Beijing has warned Washington against any actions which would challenge China’s “sovereignty and security” The warning was in response to reports that the US was planning fresh naval patrols in the disputed South China Sea. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said that tensions in the waters have stabilized due to the hard work of Beijing and Southeast Asia countries. He urged the US to respect the current situation by not taking “any actions that challenge China’s sovereignty and security” RT reports: The statement follows a Sunday report by the Navy Times, which stated that US Navy and Pacific Command leaders were considering freedom of navigation patrols by the San Diego-based Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group, citing unnamed defense officials. A spokesman for Carrier Strike Group One, Dave Bennett, said the group does not discuss future operations of its units, but said the group is “on a regularly scheduled Western Pacific deployment as part of the US Pacific Fleet-led initiative to extend the command and control functions of the US 3rd Fleet.” “US Navy aircraft carrier strike groups have patrolled the Indo-Asia-Pacific regularly and routinely for more than 70 years,” Bennett added. The US last conducted a freedom of navigation [...]
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